Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04430231
Does Delaying Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Influence Long-term Disease Free Survival.
Does Delaying Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Influence Long-term Disease Free Survival.: A COHORT STUDY
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 602 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
This work is an original clinical research article describing the relationship between wait list tome for colorectal cancer patients and long-term survival. These findings are particularly relevant for management of surgical wait lists during crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of a relationship between wait list time and disease free survival and tendency for improved survival in the 4-6 week imply some colorectal cancer operations can be safely delayed during times of limited resources.
Detailed description
Background Surgical wait list time is a major problem in many health-care systems and its influence on survival is unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the wait list time on long term disease-free survival in patients scheduled for colorectal cancer resection. Materials and Methods A prospective, single center study was carried out in patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer scheduled for surgery between 2012-2017 at a Colorectal Surgery Unit of a tertiary care center. Wait list time was defined as the time from completion of diagnostic workup and definitive surgery and divided into 2-week intervals from 2 to 6 weeks. The outcome variables were 2- and 5-year disease free survival. Screening for disease progression was with carcinoembryonic antigen levels and chest/abdominal computed tomography scan. Data was collected prospectively and subsequently analyzed.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Wait list time |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-12-31
- Completion
- 2020-04-01
- First posted
- 2020-06-12
- Last updated
- 2020-06-16
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